Muffin Man nursery rhyme lesson plans for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten
Muffin Man Puppet
Use a chef puppet when you sing the muffin man song with your class. Your students will pay close attention and learn all the words to the rhyme more quickly when you use a puppet. Puppets engage young children and make learning fun.
5 Day Muffin Man Lesson Plan
Day 1:
- Read The Muffin Man book to class.
- Sing The Muffin Man song using the chef puppet.
- Sing The The Muffin Man song (see resources section below) Show the book and turn the pages as you sing the song.
Day 2:
- Read The Muffin Man book to class.
- Sing The Muffin Man song using the chef puppet.
- Introduce The Muffin Man pocket chart. Have one student come to front and point to the words while whole class says rhyme.
- Sing The Muffin Man song, show the book and turn the pages as you sing the song.
Day 3:
- Read The Muffin Man book to class.
- Sing The Muffin Man song using the chef puppet.
- Review The Muffin Man pocket chart. Have one student come to front and point while to the words whole class says rhyme.
- Sing The Muffin Man song, show the book and turn the pages as you sing the song.
Day 4:
- Read The Muffin Man book to class.
- Sing The Muffin Man song using the chef puppet.
- Review The Muffin Man pocket chart. Have one student come to front and point to the words while whole class says rhyme.
- Sing The Muffin Man song, show the book and turn the pages as you sing the song.
Day 5:
- Read The Muffin Man book to class.
- Sing The Muffin Man song using the chef puppet.
- Review The Muffin Man pocket chart. Have one student come to front and point to the words while whole class says rhyme.
- Sing The Muffin Man song, show the book and turn the pages as you sing the song.
- Act out rhyme with entire class using props.
Muffin Man Activities
Act Out the Rhyme
Materials: 1 chef’s hat, muffin tin
Select one student to be “The Muffin Man” by wearing the hat and holding the tin. As the children are acting out the rhyme have the whole class say the rhyme out loud with you. Continue acting out the rhyme until all students have had a turn to be the muffin man. Place the hat and tin in your dramatic play center so the students can act out the rhyme independently.
Muffin Graph
Materials: variety of mini-muffins, chart paper, markers
Have your students graph their favorite types of muffins on a graph. First, prepare your chart on a large sheet of butcher paper. Label each column with a different type of muffin and draw a picture as a visual cue to go with the words. Next, allow the students to sample the mini-muffins and graph their favorites. The students can write their names using the markers in the appropriate column. Review the graph as a whole group discussing the similarities and differences.
More Nursery Rhyme Resources
Grab the printable Nursery Rhyme Books, Charts, and MP3 Songs from Dr. Jean
